virile

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Etymology

From Middle French viril, from , from vir + -īlis.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvɪɹ.əl/, /ˈvɪɹˌaɪl/

Adjective

virile

1. Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
2. (physiology, of a male) Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.
3. (grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.

Antonyms

• nonvirile
• muliebrile
• muliebral

Related terms

• See virtue#Related_terms

Translations

• French: viril
• German: männlich, maskulin, viril
• Portuguese: viril
• Russian: му́жественный
• Spanish: viril

Translations

• German: Personalmaskulinum
• Russian: мужско́й

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